The Complete Pelican Shakespeare ANNOTATION
Thirty-eight volumes of the Pelican Shakespeare series are brought together with many additiona editorial and textural features.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The Classic One-Volume Shakespeare,
Including All The Plays And Poems,
Now Completely Revised And Updated
The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series has sold five million copies. Now Penguin is proud to offer this fully revised new hardcover edition of The Complete Pelican Shakespeare.
Since the series debuted more than forty years ago, developments in scholarship have revolutionized our understanding of William Shakespeare, his time, and his works. With new editors who have incorporated the most up-to-date research and debate, this revised edition of The Complete Pelican Shakespeare will be the premier choice for students, professors, and general readers for decades to come.
The general editors of the series-world-renowned Shakespeareans Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA - devoted seven years to preparing introductions and notes with a team of eminent scholars to the forty volumes of Shakespeare's plays and poems. Now, the new series is complete and available in one lavish and complete edition.
Authoritative and meticulously researched texts
Illuminating new introductions and notes by distinguished authors
Essays on Shakespeare's life, the theatrical world of his time, and the selection of texts
A handsome new design inside and out Deluxe packaging, including a full-linen case, ribbon marker, Smyth-sewn binding, printed endpapers, acid-free paper, and illustrations throughout
Photos and drawings reflecting Shakespeare's theatrical legacy
Line numbers marking every tenth line and footnote references
Both glossorial and explanatory notesappearing conveniently at the foot of the page
About the Author:Stephen Orgel is the J. E. Reynolds Professor in Humanities at Stanford University. His books include The Authentic Shakespeare, Impersonations: The Performance of Gender in Shakespeare's England, and The Illusion of Power. In addition to his Shakespeare editions, he has edited works of Ben Jonson, Marlowe, and Milton.
A. R. Braunmuller is professor of English and comparative literature at UCLA, where he teaches courses on English and European drama from 1500 to the present. He has written critical volumes on George Peele and George Chapman and has edited King John and Macbeth.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Penguin Putnam shows true strength of Will by gathering all the titles in its Pelican Shakespeare line into a single, beautiful volume, complete with cloth covers and a ribbon marker. (LJ 11/15/02) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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